I have like a dozen posts lined up ready to go – I just have to write ’em up. As I start scheduling them out, I look at the dates and am thinking – oh shoot, Fourth of July on this 250th anniversary is tomorrow. Let’s put my most American post up front and celebrate the way we know how – the hamburger.
The Prep Table
So we have much more than just the burger up here. In fact, even my ground meat on the left is cut off of the photo. The most American style burger I’m capable of making will be a bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle cheeseburger. I’ll whip up my quick burger sauce (Steal my recipe here!) and we’ll have the ideal burger. And because I don’t think I’ve ever made a pasta salad before, we’re going to do that too.
Now let’s get to making the pasta salad. We’re going to mix up a heavy batch of olive oil and red wine and throw in the seasonings. We’re going to use half of it when we mix it up, and then the other half later on.
The Process
Added a green pepper for a little crunch, a rather expensive bourbon/cherry salami for that savory, and we’re going to do some pepperoncini for a little bit of zip. Nothing spicy. We’re going to put some parsley, tomato and we’re going to have us a solid pasta salad.
Let this all chill out in the fridge. I mixed in the rest of that sauce and then some cotija cheese. We’re going to let it all combine and flavors mix. Let’s make our burger.
The Result
Happy birthday America!